diff --git a/core/tasks/apicheck.mk b/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
index 80a2141..99a3227 100644
--- a/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 define check-api
 $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/$(strip $(1))-timestamp: $(2) $(3) $(APICHECK)
 	@echo "Checking API:" $(1)
-	$(hide) ( $(APICHECK) -J"classpath $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH)" $(4) $(2) $(3) || ( $(5) ; exit 38 ) )
+	$(hide) ( $(APICHECK) -JXmx1024m -J"classpath $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH)" $(4) $(2) $(3) || ( $(5) ; exit 38 ) )
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
 	$(hide) touch $$@
 checkapi: $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/$(strip $(1))-timestamp